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ENECO records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2464

Scope and Contents

The ENECO records consist of patents, contracts, research, office, and financial documents collected by the company. Included patents are registered by ENECO as well as patents registered by outside agencies used as research by the company as well. Also included in the research are publications written by ENECO scientists as well as publications that were used by agents of ENECO. Office files include correspondence, conference, and presentation documents. Additionally contained in office materials are documents pertaining to ENECO projects as well as subsidiaries and corporate planning. The majority of documents contained in the collection pertain to operation of the company from the mid 1970s through the 1990s.

Dates

  • 1912-2007

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Historical Note

ENECO was known for registering cold fusion patent technologies for the University of Utah and the company had claimed that they had produced excess heat from a fusion reaction (1989). Following problems regarding reproducibility, ENECO purchased cold fusion patents from the University registered under their name and scientists Pons and Fleischmann continued their work outside the country. Additionally, ENECO had development interests in the following non-cold fusion technologies: oxygen concentrators, N-type diamond semiconductors, and highly efficient thermo-electric converters. These technologies were developed under their individual subsidiaries (Oxydyne Inc., Semidyne, Inc., and Thermodyne Inc.).

Extent

120 Linear Feet (263 Boxes)

Abstract

The ENECO records (1912-2007) consist of patents, contracts, research, office, and financial documents collected by the company. ENECO (formerly FEAT) was a private company that centered on cold-fusion technology and the commercialization of such technology. The majority of patents registered by ENECO were invented by scientists Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann. Technologies engineered by ENECO have had a great impact on the local and international scientific communities.

Arrangement

The ENECO records begin with patent and research documents followed by office materials. Final documents are the financial records collected by the corporation. Patents registered by ENECO inventors are arranged alphabetically by inventors which are then followed by patents used as research and patent binders. Contracts are organized alphabetically within their sections according to name of the individual or organization. Research is also organized alphabetically within sections. Office files begin with personnel documents that are organized alphabetically by the last names of the ENECO employee and are followed by subsidiary documents and general office files. Financial documents begin with shareholder and stock material that is alphabetically organized and is followed by chronologically organized budget, accounting, and expense material and alphabetically organized exense, invoice, and purchase order documents. Final financial documents pertain to subsidiaries and main organizations outside of ENECO. Finally, general documents are arranged alphabetically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These records were purchased from the United States Bankruptcy Court in 2009.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Betsey Welland, Chelsea Olsen, and Esabelle Khaosanga in 2016.

Creator

Title
Inventory of the ENECO records, 1912-2007
Author
Finding aid created by Chelsea Olsen and Esabelle Khaosanga
Date
© 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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